Major news from this past week didn't just create headlines. Many of the week's top stories were captured on film.

From festivals, fashion shows, and a funeral for a Washington legend, these photos capture the heartbreak and celebration behind this week's top stories.

This week's news included stunning shots from military exercises, New York Fashion Week, and a major declaration from President Donald Trump.

Amid political uproar in the US, communities in America and abroad sprang to action. Thousands of students put on demonstrations for climate policy improvements in England, and Parkland, Florida gathered to remember the 17 students that were killed in a massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

See the most stunning pictures from this week's news:

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US soldiers took part in the Cobra Gold field training military exercise in Thailand.

First lady Melania Trump made her second Valentine's Day visit to young patients at the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

Valentine's Day also marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The crowd attends a memorial service February 14, 2019.
Joe Skipper/Reuters

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Washington heavyweights turned out for the funeral of former Democratic Rep. John Dingell who died last week at the age of 92.

Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell is greeted as she departs with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others after funeral Mass at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, February 14, 2019.
Jim Young/Pool via Reuters

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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to build a barrier along the southern US border.

Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington.Evan Vucci/AP